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Anti-ATXN2 antibody produced in rabbit

enhanced validation

Prestige Antibodies® Powered by Atlas Antibodies, affinity isolated antibody, buffered aqueous glycerol solution, Ab2

Synonym(s):

Anti-Ataxin-2, Anti-Spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 protein, Anti-Trinucleotide repeat-containing gene 13 protein

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About This Item

UNSPSC Code:
12352203
Human Protein Atlas Number:
NACRES:
NA.41

biological source

rabbit

Quality Level

conjugate

unconjugated

antibody form

affinity isolated antibody

antibody product type

primary antibodies

clone

polyclonal

product line

Prestige Antibodies® Powered by Atlas Antibodies

form

buffered aqueous glycerol solution

species reactivity

human

enhanced validation

orthogonal RNAseq
independent
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technique(s)

immunohistochemistry: 1:200-1:500

immunogen sequence

EGHSINTRENKYIPPGQRNREVISWGSGRQNSPRMGQPGSGSMPSRSTSHTSDFNPNSGSDQRVVNGGVPWPSPCPSPSSRPPSRYQSGPNSLPPRAATPTRPPSRPPSRPSRPPSHPSAHGSPAPVSTMPKRMSSE

UniProt accession no.

shipped in

wet ice

storage temp.

−20°C

target post-translational modification

unmodified

Gene Information

human ... ATXN2(6311)

General description

Ataxin-2 (ATXN2) is a 140kDa protein which belongs to the like-Sm (LSm) protein family. The gene encoding it is localized on chromosome 12q24.

Immunogen

Ataxin-2 recombinant protein epitope signature tag (PrEST)

Application

Anti-ATXN2 antibody produced in rabbit, a Prestige Antibody, is developed and validated by the Human Protein Atlas (HPA) project . Each antibody is tested by immunohistochemistry against hundreds of normal and disease tissues. These images can be viewed on the Human Protein Atlas (HPA) site by clicking on the Image Gallery link. The antibodies are also tested using immunofluorescence and western blotting. To view these protocols and other useful information about Prestige Antibodies and the HPA, visit sigma.com/prestige.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Ataxin-2 (ATXN2) takes part in regulating cell growth, proliferation and alters trans-active response DNA-binding protein 43kDa (TDP-43). It may be involved in binding to cis-regulatory elements of mRNAs to stabilize them with the help of poly-(A)-binding protein cytoplasmic 1 (PABPC1). This function of ATXN2 helps to keep a check on the metabolism of RNAs. Mutation in the gene encoding this protein has been associated with spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2).

Features and Benefits

Prestige Antibodies® are highly characterized and extensively validated antibodies with the added benefit of all available characterization data for each target being accessible via the Human Protein Atlas portal linked just below the product name at the top of this page. The uniqueness and low cross-reactivity of the Prestige Antibodies® to other proteins are due to a thorough selection of antigen regions, affinity purification, and stringent selection. Prestige antigen controls are available for every corresponding Prestige Antibody and can be found in the linkage section.

Every Prestige Antibody is tested in the following ways:
  • IHC tissue array of 44 normal human tissues and 20 of the most common cancer type tissues.
  • Protein array of 364 human recombinant protein fragments.

Linkage

Corresponding Antigen APREST73802

Physical form

Solution in phosphate-buffered saline, pH 7.2, containing 40% glycerol and 0.02% sodium azide

Legal Information

Prestige Antibodies is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Disclaimer

Unless otherwise stated in our catalog or other company documentation accompanying the product(s), our products are intended for research use only and are not to be used for any other purpose, which includes but is not limited to, unauthorized commercial uses, in vitro diagnostic uses, ex vivo or in vivo therapeutic uses or any type of consumption or application to humans or animals.

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Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Chaodong Wang et al.
Neurobiology of aging, 36(1), 545-545 (2014-09-06)
CAG expansion within the exon 1 of ataxin-2 (ATXN2) gene responsible for spinocerebellar ataxia-2 (SCA2) has been reported to cause pure parkinsonism and other neurodegenerative disorders. However, it remains unclear whether CAG expansion is the only cause for SCA2 and
Moe Yokoshi et al.
Molecular cell, 55(2), 186-198 (2014-06-24)
It has been proposed that Ataxin-2, a member of the like-Sm (LSm) protein family, participates in the regulation of RNA metabolism through interaction with PABPC1. However, the exact biological mechanism and in vivo targets remain unknown. Here, we report that
Rachel H Tan et al.
Annals of neurology, 79(2), 295-305 (2015-11-26)
Despite evidence suggesting that the cerebellum may be targeted in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), particularly in cases with repeat expansions in the ATXN2 and C9ORF72 genes, the integrity of cerebellar neurons has yet to be examined. The present study undertakes
Annalese G Neuenschwander et al.
JAMA neurology, 71(12), 1529-1534 (2014-10-07)
Repeats of CAG in the ataxin 2 gene (ATXN2) in the long-normal range (sometimes referred to as intermediate) have been identified as modifiers of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) risk. Prior studies have used thresholding considering various cutoffs for ATXN2 repeat
Christian Kaehler et al.
PloS one, 7(11), e50134-e50134 (2012-12-05)
Paralogs for several proteins implicated in neurodegenerative disorders have been identified and explored to further facilitate the identification of molecular mechanisms contributing to disease pathogenesis. For the disease-causing protein in spinocerebellar ataxia type 2, ataxin-2, a paralog of unknown function

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